Women high blood pressure in Sweden

Sweden: Women high blood pressure was 24.6 in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
24.6
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
181st
of 192 countries
All-time high
35.1
in 1990
All-time low
24.6
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Women high blood pressure in Sweden, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 35.11991: 351992: 34.91993: 34.81994: 34.71995: 34.51996: 34.41997: 34.21998: 34.11999: 33.92000: 33.82001: 33.62002: 33.42003: 33.22004: 32.92005: 32.62006: 32.22007: 31.82008: 31.32009: 30.82010: 30.32011: 29.72012: 29.12013: 28.42014: 27.72015: 27.12016: 26.42017: 25.82018: 25.22019: 24.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 24.6 for women high blood pressure in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Sweden peaked at 35.1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.6, in 2019.

Sweden ranks 181st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.56 33.9 35.1 10
2000s 32.56 30.8 33.8 10
2010s 27.43 24.6 30.3 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 178 Malta 24.8 compare
  2. 178 Netherlands 24.8 compare
  3. 180 Eritrea 24.7 compare
  4. 182 France 24.4 compare
  5. 183 Iceland 24.2 compare
  6. 183 Luxembourg 24.2 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places β†’

More gender data for Sweden

All data for Sweden β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is women high blood pressure in Sweden?
Women high blood pressure in Sweden was 24.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 35.1 in 1990.
What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 24.6 in 2019.
How does Sweden rank for women high blood pressure?
Sweden ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women high blood pressure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women high blood pressure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,850 data points, 1990–2019
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